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Consider two ideal gases X and Y at a given temperature. Gas X is a...

Consider two ideal gases XX and YY at a given temperature. Gas XX is a rigid diatomic gas. Gas YY is a non-linear polyatomic gas having two active vibrational modes. If γX\gamma_X and γY\gamma_Y represent the ratio of specific heats (Cp/CvC_p/C_v) for gas XX and gas YY respectively, the ratio γXγY\dfrac{\gamma_X}{\gamma_Y} is:

Options

  1. A2825\dfrac{28}{25}
  2. B76\dfrac{7}{6}
  3. C6355\dfrac{63}{55}
  4. D67\dfrac{6}{7}

Correct answer

B. 76\dfrac{7}{6}

Step-by-step solution

For gas XX (rigid diatomic gas):

Degrees of freedom, fX=3f_X = 3 (translational) +2+ 2 (rotational) =5= 5

γX=1+2fX=1+25=75\gamma_X = 1 + \dfrac{2}{f_X} = 1 + \dfrac{2}{5} = \dfrac{7}{5}

For gas YY (non-linear polyatomic gas with two active vibrational modes):

Each vibrational mode contributes 22 degrees of freedom (one for kinetic energy and one for potential energy).

Degrees of freedom, fY=3f_Y = 3 (translational) +3+ 3 (rotational) +2×2+ 2 \times 2 (vibrational) =10= 10

γY=1+2fY=1+210=65\gamma_Y = 1 + \dfrac{2}{f_Y} = 1 + \dfrac{2}{10} = \dfrac{6}{5}

Ratio γXγY=7/56/5=76\dfrac{\gamma_X}{\gamma_Y} = \dfrac{7/5}{6/5} = \dfrac{7}{6}

Answer: 76\dfrac{7}{6}
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